Tan Chuan Jin, the acting Manpower Minister of Singapore has advised companies as well as the employees to use proper channel to deal with the issues of labour grievances following an illegal strike by Chinese workers.

He said that the strike should be a wakeup call for Singaporean companies to start managing their employee relations with care and avoid such incidences. He described the employee-employer relation in the country as harmonious but added that there some problems between the two sides that needs to be addressed.

Meanwhile, the authorities in Singapore have arrested four Chinese nationals for being a part of an illegal strike that was held to display dissatisfaction over wages and living conditions of SMRT bus drivers. The police had said that the four Chinese males were arrested for their roles in the strike that was held at a worker's dormitory located along Woodlands Sector 1 on Nov 26 and 27, 2012.

The strike, which is the first in 25 years in the island nation, indicates that country is facing difficulties in managing influx of foreign workers and growing discontent. Acting Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin said that the illegal strike is not just a lesson for SMRT but also for all other companies in Singapore.